Details
| Reactor Type | Boiling Water Reactor (or BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-4 (Mark 1) |
| Owner | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Operator | Tennessee Valley Authority |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Monday, 1 May 1967 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Saturday, 20 July 1974 |
| First Grid Connection | Wednesday, 28 August 1974 |
| Commercial Operation | Saturday, 1 March 1975 |
| Long-term Shutdown | Friday, 1 March 1985 |
| Restart | Friday, 24 May 1991 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 1200 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1259 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 3458 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 1065 MWe |
Operational History
Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Energy Availability Factor (%)
Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Reactor History
| Year | Reference Unit Power (MWe) | Annual Time Online (Hours) | Electricity Supplied (GWh) | Operation Factor (%) | Energy Availability Annual (%) | Energy Availability Cumulative (%) | Load Factor Annual (%) | Load Factor Cumulative (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1065 | 1998 | 1123.80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 1065 | 1578 | 1425.70 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| 1976 | 1065 | 2547 | 1567.20 | 29.00 | 16.80 | 12.40 | 16.80 | 12.30 |
| 1977 | 1065 | 6963 | 6225.00 | 79.50 | 66.80 | 31.50 | 66.70 | 31.50 |
| 1978 | 1065 | 6032 | 5547.50 | 68.90 | 59.40 | 38.80 | 59.50 | 38.80 |
| 1979 | 1065 | 7593 | 7441.40 | 86.70 | 79.80 | 47.20 | 79.80 | 47.20 |
| 1980 | 1065 | 6073 | 5618.40 | 69.10 | 69.50 | 51.10 | 60.10 | 49.40 |
| 1981 | 1065 | 7452 | 7471.90 | 85.10 | 85.20 | 56.00 | 80.10 | 53.90 |
| 1982 | 1065 | 4778 | 4450.90 | 54.50 | 54.90 | 55.90 | 47.70 | 53.10 |
| 1983 | 1065 | 6514 | 6385.60 | 74.40 | 74.80 | 58.00 | 68.40 | 54.80 |
| 1984 | 1065 | 5844 | 4044.37 | 66.50 | 66.60 | 58.90 | 43.20 | 53.70 |
| 1985 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 1065 | 4125 | 3804.01 | 80.30 | 80.40 | 59.20 | 69.50 | 53.70 |
| 1992 | 1065 | 8401 | 8388.77 | 95.60 | 95.70 | 62.40 | 89.70 | 56.80 |
| 1993 | 1065 | 5753 | 5776.84 | 65.70 | 65.70 | 62.60 | 61.90 | 57.20 |
| 1994 | 1065 | 7234 | 7345.17 | 82.60 | 82.60 | 64.10 | 78.70 | 58.80 |
| 1995 | 1065 | 8629 | 9197.03 | 98.50 | 98.50 | 66.40 | 98.60 | 61.50 |
| 1996 | 1065 | 7795 | 8046.29 | 88.70 | 88.70 | 67.90 | 86.00 | 63.10 |
| 1997 | 1065 | 8130 | 8372.93 | 92.80 | 92.80 | 69.40 | 89.80 | 64.70 |
| 1998 | 1065 | 8730 | 9301.04 | 99.70 | 99.70 | 71.10 | 99.70 | 66.70 |
| 1999 | 1118 | 7985 | 8586.32 | 91.20 | 91.00 | 72.20 | 89.10 | 68.00 |
| 2000 | 1118 | 8727 | 9733.46 | 99.40 | 99.40 | 73.70 | 99.10 | 69.60 |
| 2001 | 1118 | 7636 | 8414.56 | 87.20 | 87.20 | 74.30 | 85.90 | 70.40 |
| 2002 | 1118 | 8269 | 8911.26 | 94.40 | 94.40 | 75.30 | 91.00 | 71.40 |
| 2003 | 1118 | 7888 | 8369.22 | 90.00 | 90.10 | 76.00 | 85.50 | 72.10 |
| 2004 | 1118 | 8715 | 9785.98 | 99.20 | 99.20 | 77.00 | 99.60 | 73.30 |
| 2005 | 1118 | 8052 | 8802.16 | 91.90 | 91.90 | 77.60 | 89.90 | 74.00 |
| 2006 | 1118 | 8365 | 9232.64 | 95.50 | 95.50 | 78.40 | 94.30 | 74.80 |
| 2007 | 1104 | 7229 | 7606.63 | 82.50 | 80.70 | 78.40 | 78.60 | 75.00 |
| 2008 | 1104 | 8545 | 9429.92 | 97.30 | 97.30 | 79.20 | 97.20 | 75.80 |
| 2009 | 1103 | 7122 | 7808.51 | 81.30 | 81.30 | 79.20 | 80.80 | 76.00 |
| 2010 | 1104 | 8568 | 8842.51 | 97.80 | 97.80 | 79.90 | 91.40 | 76.50 |
| 2011 | 1104 | 7092 | 7720.39 | 81.00 | 81.00 | 79.90 | 79.80 | 76.60 |
| 2012 | 1104 | 8685 | 9576.00 | 98.90 | 98.90 | 80.50 | 98.80 | 77.30 |
| 2013 | 1104 | 7527 | 7997.82 | 85.90 | 85.90 | 80.70 | 82.70 | 77.50 |
| 2014 | 1104 | 8657 | 9481.43 | 98.80 | 98.80 | 81.20 | 98.00 | 78.10 |
| 2015 | 1104 | 7947 | 8591.32 | 90.70 | 90.70 | 81.50 | 88.80 | 78.40 |
| 2016 | 1104 | 8722 | 9523.24 | 99.30 | 99.30 | 82.00 | 98.20 | 79.00 |
| 2017 | 1104 | 7940 | 8395.47 | 90.60 | 90.60 | 82.30 | 86.80 | 79.20 |
| 2018 | 1104 | 8622 | 9460.54 | 98.40 | 98.40 | 82.70 | 97.80 | 79.70 |
| 2019 | 1200 | 7399 | 8448.74 | 84.50 | 84.80 | 82.80 | 83.10 | 79.80 |
| 2020 | 1200 | 8368 | 10098.92 | 95.30 | 95.30 | 83.10 | 95.80 | 80.20 |
| 2021 | 1200 | 7440 | 9186.32 | 84.90 | 84.90 | 83.20 | 87.40 | 80.40 |
| 2022 | 1200 | 8760 | 10981.47 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 83.60 | 104.50 | 81.10 |